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Apparently the two commentors so far have missed rest of the article. This isn't fuck work. This is fuck trying to find a clear delineation between work and non
by tonyarkles 11y ago
Apparently the two commentors so far have missed rest of the article. This isn't fuck work. This is fuck trying to find a clear delineation between work and non-work and be in the moment.
This is a variation of the life I'm working on too, but Canadian weather has a pesky way of intruding. I have a cabin somewhat in the middle of nowhere, with a convenient LTE tower across the lake. During the summer, its my favourite place to work. Get up early with the sun, make some real breakfast (bacon and eggs, usually), and go throw a ball for the dogs until they're ready for morning nap. The work day usually starts around 8 or 9, although there's the occasional 7am conference call. Work until I get hungry, make some lunch, go for a wander with the dogs for a bit. Maybe have a bit of a nap. Make supper whenever seems appropriate, sit on the beach and watch the sun go down, maybe work some more, or hang out with my partner (when she can come), and then have a fantastic sleep away from all the city noise.
It's not that it's lazy, just more relaxed. I've gone out there specifically for crunch time before. I recall one instance of 48 hours of work over 3 days, and over 70 over 5 days. It's easy, for me, to work hard when there's no human distractions. I'll text or IM, and then meet up with friends and clients when I'm back in town.
And it's not as if this is an expensive place. Built in the 50s using 5 gallon pails of concrete as a "foundation". Total around 600 sq ft. And far enough from cities to be cheap. There's a town of 1000 about 20 minutes away for gas, groceries, and cigarettes, and our home is about 2.5hr away.
edit: the Canadian part of this is that it's not winterized. Neither sufficiently insulated, nor really heated, nor a good source of water in the winter.
- setpatchaddress 11y agoI think the commenters so far are wondering what job it is that doesn't require you to be present on site. Most people don't have the option of working wherever they choose, whenever they want to. This is true even in the software industry, where telecommute should be the norm given the nature of the work and Silly Valley's traffic situation.
- soared 11y agoThose were my exact thoughts while reading this. How can someone who travels the world try and give advice to the other 99% who work in an office all day? She has an interesting perspective, but its hard to take it seriously.
- tonyarkles 11y agoSoftware and embedded electronics contractor here. Sure, I do occasionally have to be on-site, but I value the freedom of working wherever I want enough to ensure that the contracts I negotiate support this lifestyle. Even when we're in the same city most of the time, I still prefer to work from home on my 24 sq.ft. plywood desk with my dogs at my feet, rather than driving into a noisy office. I even have clients who I've never met in person, the furthest is about 1,000 miles away; we've had some great GTalk chats though. I totally recognize that others will have different values. Maybe working for company X is more important to them than working from home/on the road, and that's up to everyone to decide. And I've definitely had to turn down some cool opportunities to support this lifestyle, but there's been no shortage of interesting work.